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W2R2 CONST ENGRG LAB

W2R2 CONST ENGRG LAB obligated $4.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 52 contract actions (−78% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. ($2.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$4.3M
Actions
52
New awards: 12
Sole-source
12%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 25.2MFY2017
  2. 19.6MFY2018
  3. 31.5MFY2019
  4. 29.4MFY2020
  5. 35.8MFY2021
  6. 64.7MFY2022
  7. 31.2MFY2023
  8. 27.4MFY2024
  9. 19.5MFY2025
  10. 4.3MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.$2.3M54%
  2. STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION$533K12%
  3. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS$433.5K10%
  4. CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES$374.8K8.7%
  5. MARK G. MILLER, INC$214.4K5.0%
  6. OMNISCAPE SOLUTIONS LLC$128.5K3.0%
  7. CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP$57.4K1.3%
  8. SC-B CONSULTING INCORPORATED$52.4K1.2%
  9. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK$42.4K1.0%
  10. THE MATHWORKS, INC.$38.6K0.9%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Research & development$3M71%
  2. IT & telecom$681.2K16%
  3. Facilities & utilities$524.5K12%
  4. Equipment maintenance$50.2K1.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. New Mexico$2.3M54%
  2. Illinois$944.2K22%
  3. South Dakota$533K12%
  4. Utah$214.4K5.0%
  5. Virginia$57.4K1.3%
  6. Massachusetts$47.4K1.1%
  7. Maryland$42.4K1.0%
  8. Minnesota$37.9K0.9%
  9. California$37.5K0.9%
  10. New Jersey$35.3K0.8%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition18%
    US 39% · $790.5K
  • Sole-source awards12%
    US 30% · $510K
  • Single-offer competitions6.5%
    US 8.8% · $280.5K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 5.6% · $0
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. CSO FOR "LONG-LIFE RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES" U435CEO$3M
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS· Champaign County, IL· Research & development· Apr 3, 2025 – Apr 2, 2026· W9132T25C0002
  2. BAA 25-0067 WINDSTORM RESILIENCE FOR DOD FACILITIES$2.3M
    APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.· Bernalillo County, NM· Research & development· Jun 5, 2026 – Jun 5, 2026· W9132T26CA003
  3. ESMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TASK ORDER FY25 | U435CEI$2.3M
    ARELI, INC.· Harford County, MD· Research & development· Sep 26, 2025 – Dec 11, 2025· W9132T25F0025
  4. BAA 21-011 - GTI BIO CORROSION, DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND MITIGATION U435CFE$2.2M
    INSTITUTE OF GAS TECHNOLOGY· Cook County, IL· Research & development· Sep 29, 2022 – May 11, 2026· W9132T22C0023
  5. BAA - STUDENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES U435000$1.8M
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS· Champaign County, IL· Research & development· Aug 1, 2022 – Apr 20, 2026· W9132T22C0020
  6. BAA 25-0018 - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS U435100$1.6M
    UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS· Champaign County, IL· Research & development· Aug 15, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026· W9132T25C0012
  7. CERL JANITORIAL SERVICES U4J0700$1.4M
    CHICAGO LIGHTHOUSE INDUSTRIES· Cook County, IL· Facilities & utilities· Mar 27, 2023 – Mar 19, 2026· W9132T23C0012
  8. HOTBOX CHAMBER U435CEO$659.4K
    NETZSCH INSTRUMENTS NORTH AMERICA, LLC· Champaign County, IL· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 30, 2024 – Dec 18, 2025· W9132T24C0011

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.